The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee examines the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and its associated public bodies

The Environmental Audit Committee considers how well government policies and programmes contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development, and it audits performance against targets in those areas

The European Scrutiny Committee assesses the legal/political importance of EU documents, deciding which are debated, monitoring the activities of UK Ministers in the Council and keeping developments in the EU under review

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The Liaison Committee comprises all the chairs of select committees in the House of Commons, they regularly look at the work of their committees and decide which committee reports the House of Commons should be debating

The Public Accounts Committee examines reports produced by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) on value for money (VFM) studies of economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which government departments and other bodies have used their resources

The Statutory Instruments Committee is responsible for scrutinising all statutory instruments laid before the House of Commons (its work is closely related to that of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments)

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The Treasury Committee examines the expenditure, administration and policy of HM Treasury, HM Revenue & Customs, and associated public bodies, including the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority.